Control valve mechanism for well heads



Jan- 127, 1939- A. J. PENlcK Er A| CONTROL VALVE MECHANISM FOR WELL HEADS Filed July 16, 1936 Piuma .im 17, 1939v PATENT, oFF-ICE ,l

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Houston, Tex. y

Application July 16, 1 936, Serial No. 90,871

4 Claims.

This invention relates to control valve mechanism for well heads.

In the production of voil or other liquid, frommay be manually closed or opened. In as much as the liquid flowing from' the well is usually laden with sand and grit, the choke is gradually worn so that the passageway therethrough is enlarged "im to permit too much liquid to flow from the well,

also the how line valves or other httings sometimes develop leaks which are cut out and enlarged by the gritty liquid flowing underl presm sure, thus permitting an increased flow of liquid e@ trom the well and necessitating the renewal and replacement of parts. It is an object of this invention to provide a valve mechanism which may he closed to prevent the outilow oi liquid through the iiow line in case of a substantial increase of the output or uqam from the wou.

it is a iurther object of the invention to provide a valve mechanism of this character having a maximum capacity for the passage of liquid therethrough when the valve is in open position.

la further ieature oi the invention resides in the provision of a valve mechanism embodying a seat having liquid passageways therethrough and o. valve having ports therethrough aligned with the passageways with means for moving the valve M to position to carry the ports out of Vregistration with the passageways when the valve is seated.

The invention also comprehends novel means ior positively holding the valve open.

With the above and other objects in View, the

im invention has particular relation to certain novel ieatures of construction, operation and arrangement oi parts an example of which is given in this specidcation and illustrated in the accom- M panying drawing, wherein:

Figure l shows a sectional view of the valve mechanism as assembled with a Christmas tree and equipped with means for positively holding the valve open.

Figure 2 shows an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of the type of valve mechanism illus'- trated in Fig. l.

Figure 3 shows an inside view of the valve, and

Figure 4 shows aside elevation of a well head 66 showing the (Jhristmasl tree as well as the casing head provided with a ilow line equipped with the improved type of control valve mechanism.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like numerals of reference designate similar parts in each of the gures, the numeral i 5 designates the well casing having the casing head 2 thereon through which the ilow tubing 3 ex7 tends. The tubing is suspended from the casing head in any conventional manner with a fluid tight seal between them. A flow line leads out l0 from the casing head and mounted on the upper end of the tubing t is any conventional type of Christmas tree t having one or more outow lines as l. Between the casing head and Christmas tree the tubing is usually 'equipped with a to valve t. The ow lines hereinabove referred to are usually equipped with chokes il having the restrained hores i0 therethrough to restrain the flow of liquid from the well, these chokes forming part of the respective dow lines into which they t@ are connected. In the form shown in Figure l, the inner end oi the dow line "i is iormed oi a bel] shaped nipple ii which is screwed into the cross connection i2 of the Christmas tree, said nipple forming a valve casing. The inner end so of the nipple Il i is formed into an inwardly facing tapering valve seat it and adjacentsaid seat has the spider it which is termed with an amai hearing it and fluid passageways it. The outer end oi the valve casing il is reduced and thread@ do into 'the cholre d. y

There is an inwardly open disc lilre valve il having the ports id which align with the passageways it, when the valve is open. This valve is lined to the inner end oi the stem it which is it slidahle through the hearing it. The outer end of the stem is formed with a head dit whose outer end is oi a conical shape as shown in Figure l. and surrounding said rstern and interposed hetween said spider and head there is a coil spring to di normally intended to close the valve. A screw shaft 22 is threaded through the wall of the casing ii and its inner end is provided with a cone it arranged to bear against the outer nd oi the head it to hold the valve il open. Ti e outdow di liquid will how partly directly through said seat i3 and partly through the ports it and on through the passageways i6 and through the outflow line. When it is desired to permit the valve i1 to...close, the screw shaft 22 may be outwardly screwedto 50 release the cone 23 from the head 2li whereupon the valve i1 will seat. I

In each form the hearing i5 has an inside helical groove 29 in which the stud 30 oi the valve stem y works. As the valve i1 moves to closed position Il the stud will cause said valve t0 partly rotate to carry the ports I8 out of registration with the passageways I6, when the valve is seated, so as to completely close the valve.

Should the passageway through the choke 9, become enlarged or should the ilow connections become worn or develop a leak so that the parts are required to be renewed or replaced, the threaded shaft 22 may be screwed outwardly to release the head 20 and to permit the valve I1 to close and the outflow oi the liquid will bestopped to permit the repairs or replacements to be made. When it is desired to again open the valve I1, the threaded shaft 22 may be screwed ing a tapering valve seat provided with a plu-A rality of passageways for the outflow of liquid therethrough, a valve tapered to iit, and arranged to control, the seat and having ports therethrough, means for causing a partial rotation of the valve, as the valve moves toward seated position, whereby the ports are moved out of registration with the' passageways when the valve is seated, and retractable means working through.

the Wall of the outflow line, and normally holding the valve in open position.

- 2. A valve mechanism comprising a tubular casing having a seat and a passageway for the passage of liquid entering through the seat, a valve arranged to control the seat and having a port therethrough, means for causing a partial rotation o! the valve, as the valve moves to closed position, whereby the port is moved out oi registration with the passageway when the valve `maintain the valve open and operative into released position to permit the valve to close, and means effective to rotate and close the valve upon release thereof.

4. A valve mechanism comprising a tubular casing having a seat therein and an adjacent spider provided with iluid passageways, Ia valve arranged to control said seat and having ports, a stern working through a central bearing in the spider and whose outer end is formed with a conical face, means mounted on the casing and having a conical face and operative into one position to cause the coaction of said faces to move the valve into open position and operative to another position to permit the valve to close, yieldable means for causing the valve to close and means to cause the valve to rotate as it moves to closed position to carry the ports out of registration with the passageways.

/ ARTHUR J. PENICK.

KIRBY T. PENICK. 

